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Hi..
I'm running an all tube pre from Fluxion.
Looking for 3 6sn7's.
Any ideas welcomed.
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I found the electro-harmonics "gold pins" 6SN7 EH (Tested & Matched) tubes that came with my preamp were pretty decent and I suppose they're reasonably priced. I keep them for backups.
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Sylvania 6SN7 GTA 'Y' plate. 'A' series guarantees not later production than 1953 and later 6SN7s do not sound as good.
Thanks
well matched 6SL7. I have NOS in Tungsol black glass round plate. Nice stuff.
iBasso DX220, DX120. Focal Utopia and Stellia. iBasso SR1. Mr. Speakers, Ether II, Voce stats. Manley, Absolute HPamp. LTA MZ3, Z10e electrostatic amp. Various other headphones, amps, cables etc.
I'm well stocked on 6SN7 vintage NOS tubes.
3 is an odd number, but what is your budget?
Chris
Well I bought 2 RCA 6sn7 wbtg and 1 Sylvania from the same factory.
Very quiet tubes and better clarity than the EH. Much more musical without the muddiness.
A couple of years ago I bought a new Cary SLI-80. The stock EH 6SN7 tubes were terrible. Replaced those with nos RCA tubes which were much better, though a bit murky and soft on top. Next up were Psvane cv181 tii. I liked them pretty well til I tried the Sophia Electric blue glass 6SN7, which are my current favorites. They're a "modern" tube sound with a great balance between transparency and musicality.
Thank you people.
So many good suggestions.
The Shuguang and the Sophia's are way outta my price range so I have gone with older RCA'S. I'm really hoping they sound good in my preamp. They've got to sound better than EH...
Shuguang Black Treasure CV-181"Z" are my favorites.
if you want the best older tubes, the Sylvania's. I would find it hard to believe that anyone could top these. They have the cleanest top end of any ever made.
+2 Highly recommend these tubes, top notch in every aspect.
+1
Sylvania's were what I went to when re-tubing my SLI-80. Replaced horrible EH that it came with.
Also go with Gold Lion KT88's for power. I use 7308's of various brands for the 6922 slots.
Without music what is there?
I'm using a TungSol in my driver stage with no complaints.
I have been tbe rolling with my Schitt Lyr3 (6SN7 tubes). At this point, I have not found anything I like better than the Tung Sol with which the unit was shipped. I may keep swapping tubes but, so far, I like the Tung Sol best.
Which Tung Sol's are we speaking about here?
The only current production that I have found are the TungSol GTB's.
In the past, I have found nearly every GTB I have ever tried to be dry and sterile. Are these different?
....sT
Tung Sol's for me as well in an amp. Sound great.
I use Tungsol 6sn7's in my amp as well but wanted something nicer for my matching preamp and the RCA'S are highly recommended by a lot of enthusiasts.
Are we talking about vintage Tung Sol or new Tung Sol?
Vintage Tung Sol are very nice.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
I am using new Tungsol 6sn7 in my SE amp with NOS Svetlana Winged C power tubes.
The New Tungsols are fine for me in this application.
Currently using EH Mish mash.. older newer.
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